For a Human AI

Scientists are brewing bioweapons with AI. Whistleblowers warn it could cause human extinction. Trump might think that’s all fine, but the rest of us want a future with us in it. And there is a better path: this week, experts, artists, and workers worldwide need our help to smash past their goal of a million signatures on a declaration demanding pro-human AI – together we can force oligarchs and lawmakers to put people, ethics, and safety before profit: Right now, billionaires like Elon Musk and Sam Altman are competing in an aggressive race to control the future of AI — and it's coming at a painfully high cost. They are treating the entire planet as an unregulated laboratory, and all of us as their guinea pigs. AI should enrich humanity, protect individual liberty, and solve major challenges, not replace us or risk our future just to make a handful of tech oligarchs even more outrageously wealthy. That’s why a powerful coalition of tech experts, artists, parents, religious leaders, workers and scholars drafted the Pro-Human AI Declaration — a global demand to put people, not tech billionaires, at the centre of AI development. They launch their big push this week, and they’ve asked our movement to help turn this into the largest public campaign on AI in history. Let's help them beat their goal of 1 million signatures! They will deliver our demand directly to lawmakers and executives worldwide, giving brave leaders the mandate they need to protect humanity from rogue AI.

Scientists are brewing bioweapons with AI. Whistleblowers warn it could cause human extinction. Trump might think that’s all fine, but the rest of us want a future with us in it. And there is a better path: this week, experts, artists, and workers worldwide need our help to smash past their goal of a million signatures on a declaration demanding pro-human AI – together we can force oligarchs and lawmakers to put people, ethics, and safety before profit: SIGN NOW Dear friends, Right now, billionaires like Elon Musk and Sam Altman are competing in an aggressive race to control the future of AI — and it's coming at a painfully high cost. They are treating the entire planet as an unregulated laboratory, and all of us as their guinea pigs. AI should enrich humanity, protect individual liberty, and solve major challenges, not replace us or risk our future just to make a handful of tech oligarchs even more outrageously wealthy. That’s why a powerful coalition of tech experts, artists, parents, religious leaders, workers and scholars drafted the Pro-Human AI Declaration — a global demand to put people, not tech billionaires, at the centre of AI development. They launch their big push this week, and they’ve asked our movement to help turn this into the largest public campaign on AI in history. Let's help them beat their goal of 1 million signatures! They will deliver our demand directly to lawmakers and executives worldwide, giving brave leaders the mandate they need to protect humanity from rogue AI. SIGN THE DECLARATION: HUMANITY BEFORE PROFIT We’ve already seen what happens when Big Tech regulates itself: democracies destabilised by industrial-scale disinformation, societies divided by algorithms, and privacy violated. Now, unvetted AI is everywhere from hospitals to conflict zones – inflating healthcare costs, driving up energy bills, and flooding our lives with manipulative content. It doesn't have to be this way. A better path is possible — one where trustworthy, controllable AI tools work for us, protect our privacy, strengthen our relationships, and amplify our human potential. But this will only happen if people everywhere demand it right now. Sign now and share with people you know want a better future for all of us. SIGN THE DECLARATION: HUMANITY BEFORE PROFIT Our movement helped pass the strongest legislation regulating Big Tech in the EU, proving that when we organise, we can force tech giants to mitigate the risks they cause. Now, we need to take this fight global and win a future where AI serves humanity, not Musk and Altman. With hope and determination, Nádia, Nate and the entire Avaaz Team P.S. Want to read the full text before signing? You can read the complete Pro-Human AI Declaration here. More information: AI researchers 'earnestly believe' it could kill all humans within the next decade, Anthropic employee says (CBC) AI CEOs say they need to slow the pace of development. But will they? (The Guardian) Türk calls for urgent, meaningful action to tackle unprecedented AI risks (UN - OHCHR)

Avaaz is a 70-million-person global campaign network that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. ("Avaaz" means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) Avaaz members live in every nation of the world; our team is spread across 18 countries on 6 continents and operates in 22 languages. Learn about some of Avaaz's biggest campaigns here, or follow us on Facebook, X, or Instagram. You became a member of the Avaaz movement and started receiving these emails when you signed "Community Petitions Site" on 2016-12-07 using the email address statusgps@gmail.com. To ensure that Avaaz messages reach your inbox, please add avaaz@avaaz.org to your address book. To change your email address, language settings, or other personal information, contact us, or simply go here to unsubscribe. To contact Avaaz, please do not reply to this email. Instead, write to us at www.avaaz.org/en/contact . Avaaz Foundation ℅ Sayer Vincent LLP 110 Golden Lane London, England EC1Y 0TG Avaaz Foundation c/o Servcorp 1330 6th Avenue Suite 23A New York, NY 10019 USA

1,000 olive trees

"Every olive tree we plant says: we are still here. This is our home. This is where our roots are. And that's worth fighting for." — From a Palestinian farmer to Avaaz members Dear Terezinha, When Israel bombed Gaza's fields and orchards, they devastated more than just the farmland. Their bombs destroyed people's livelihoods. They took away the simple dignity of feeding one's children. The comfort and belonging that come from sharing a warm meal with family. 181,700 Avaaz members donated to get life-saving emergency aid to families in Gaza. And millions more, including you, demanded an end to atrocities. Thank you. We wanted you to know that the donations of Avaaz members helped deliver millions of litres of clean water, thousands of hot meals and bread to families in 177 camps and distribution points across Gaza. Avaaz-supported clinics also offered free medical care to more than 4,000 sick and vulnerable people. But our donations went even further. The money raised by the Avaaz community also helped to revive fields and orchards damaged by bombing, repair greenhouses, and plant vegetables and olive trees that will nourish families for years. The solidarity of this community grew into something tangible: We helped bring 3.5 hectares of farmland back to life, where eggplants, tomatoes, peas, beans and potatoes now grow;We supported 47 farming families and created 94 jobs; We helped plant 1,000 olive trees that will produce 30,000 kg of olives a year, and create income for farming families.But these numbers only tell part of the story. For people who've known hunger, food is never just food.

"Every olive tree we plant says: we are still here. This is our home. This is where our roots are. And that's worth fighting for." — From a Palestinian farmer to Avaaz members Dear Terezinha, When Israel bombed Gaza's fields and orchards, they devastated more than just the farmland. Their bombs destroyed people's livelihoods. They took away the simple dignity of feeding one's children. The comfort and belonging that come from sharing a warm meal with family. 181,700 Avaaz members donated to get life-saving emergency aid to families in Gaza. And millions more, including you, demanded an end to atrocities. Thank you. We wanted you to know that the donations of Avaaz members helped deliver millions of litres of clean water, thousands of hot meals and bread to families in 177 camps and distribution points across Gaza. Avaaz-supported clinics also offered free medical care to more than 4,000 sick and vulnerable people. But our donations went even further. The money raised by the Avaaz community also helped to revive fields and orchards damaged by bombing, repair greenhouses, and plant vegetables and olive trees that will nourish families for years. The solidarity of this community grew into something tangible: We helped bring 3.5 hectares of farmland back to life, where eggplants, tomatoes, peas, beans and potatoes now grow; We supported 47 farming families and created 94 jobs;  We helped plant 1,000 olive trees that will produce 30,000 kg of olives a year, and create income for farming families. But these numbers only tell part of the story. For people who've known hunger, food is never just food. It's safety. It's the moment of comfort when a family gathers around a table again. The familiar taste of sun-ripe tomatoes. Parents watching their children grow healthy and strong. It's traditions kept alive by grandma's recipes, and the unbroken, defiant hope that the story of Gaza's people will continue. Children holding up tomatoes grown in Palestine. Thanks to Avaaz members' generosity, we are funding community projects to help revive Gaza's farmlands, allowing Palestinian families to once more grow fresh, nutritious produce like tomatoes, aubergines, potatoes, and radishes. Photo credit: APN, Revive Gaza's Farmland project. Donations from Avaaz members are helping hope to sprout in Gaza again.  Rebuilding won't be easy. War and suffering in Palestine are far from over. Families are still being torn apart by hunger and loss, as Israel keeps tightening its grip on Gaza, preventing aid from reaching people. Growing food can help families survive today. But for communities and land to recover, violence and genocide must end, and those responsible must be held to account. That's why Avaaz is in this for the long haul. Our community is actively working alongside Palestinians to end the occupation and bring lasting peace to Palestine. Here's some of our action plans for the weeks and months ahead: Together we’re pushing the EU to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements, cutting off the profits that help fuel land theft and settler violence in Palestine. Watch your inbox for important calls to action in the coming weeks!  And from Gaza to the West Bank and beyond, we're launching the first-ever Palestinian Freedom Charter -- a document written by the people, for the people, laying the foundations for a new future. It's a revolutionary act of democracy, following in the footsteps of South Africans who successfully won liberation from Apartheid, and used their Freedom Charter as the basis for a new constitution and way forward. Over 30,000 Palestinians have already joined. The goal: one hundred thousand before the end of the year! The road to peace in Gaza will be long -- and we'll be there every step of the way.  For today, every olive tree planted is a promise. Where so much has been lost, each new tree taking root in Gaza's soil is a declaration that Palestinian families are still here, still determined, still rebuilding. And thanks to you, they are not alone. That is the hope you helped plant. A hope that remains rooted, even against impossible odds. Thank you for standing with the people of Palestine. In solidarity, Julia, Kaitlin, Mike and the whole team at Avaaz P.S. Everything Avaaz does is entirely funded by our members -- people like you. This letter is truly just to thank you for that and show you what a difference we make together. If you're looking for the link where you can support our ongoing work in Palestine and around the world, you can find it here.

Avaaz is a 70-million-person global campaign network that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. ("Avaaz" means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) Avaaz members live in every nation of the world; our team is spread across 18 countries on 6 continents and operates in 22 languages. Learn about some of Avaaz's biggest campaigns here, or follow us on Facebook, X, or Instagram. You became a member of the Avaaz movement and started receiving these emails when you signed "Community Petitions Site" on 2016-12-07 using the email address statusgps@gmail.com. To ensure that Avaaz messages reach your inbox, please add avaaz@avaaz.org to your address book. To change your email address, language settings, or other personal information, contact us, or simply go here to unsubscribe. To contact Avaaz, please do not reply to this email. Instead, write to us at www.avaaz.org/en/contact . Avaaz Foundation ℅ Sayer Vincent LLP 110 Golden Lane London, England EC1Y 0TG Avaaz Foundation c/o Servcorp 1330 6th Avenue Suite 23A New York, NY 10019 USA

Crowdfunder for Nepal 💚

Terezinha, families in Nepal are facing the most unimaginable tragedy. We're resending this crowdfunder to provide lifesaving aid to devastated communities who've lost everything in the flash flood. If everyone gives a small amount, we can provide emergency food, water, and shelter where it's needed most. Thousands of Avaaz members have joined -- but the more we raise, the more we can do. Please give what you can now. A monstrous flash flood has ripped through Nepal. A massive chunk of glacier collapsed high in the Himalayas, unleashing a torrent of mud and ice that swept down the valleys, washing away entire villages. People only had seconds to run for their lives. More than 900 people are dead and over 4,000 are missing. Rescuers are in a race against time -- amid warnings of more potential flash floods. Thousands of people urgently need shelter, medicine, clean water and food. This crisis is unfolding NOW and Avaaz is moving fast. With your help, we can help get emergency aid to trusted local groups already mobilising to provide disaster relief in devastated communities. The more we raise from this email, the more aid we can provide. Your donation will also help Avaaz prepare for the next emergency -- keeping funds ready so our movement can respond at lightning speed when communities are in crisis. Wherever you are in the world, this is one of those precious moments when you can reach out and make a real difference in someone's life. Please donate what you can now:

Terezinha, families in Nepal are facing the most unimaginable tragedy. We're resending this crowdfunder to provide lifesaving aid to devastated communities who've lost everything in the flash flood. If everyone gives a small amount, we can provide emergency food, water, and shelter where it's needed most. Thousands of Avaaz members have joined -- but the more we raise, the more we can do. Please give what you can now. Dear friends, A monstrous flash flood has ripped through Nepal. A massive chunk of glacier collapsed high in the Himalayas, unleashing a torrent of mud and ice that swept down the valleys, washing away entire villages. People only had seconds to run for their lives. More than 900 people are dead and over 4,000 are missing. Rescuers are in a race against time -- amid warnings of more potential flash floods. Thousands of people urgently need shelter, medicine, clean water and food. This crisis is unfolding NOW and Avaaz is moving fast. With your help, we can help get emergency aid to trusted local groups already mobilising to provide disaster relief in devastated communities. The more we raise from this email, the more aid we can provide. Your donation will also help Avaaz prepare for the next emergency -- keeping funds ready so our movement can respond at lightning speed when communities are in crisis. Wherever you are in the world, this is one of those precious moments when you can reach out and make a real difference in someone's life. Please donate what you can now: I'LL DONATE R$15 I'LL DONATE R$25 I'LL DONATE R$45 I'LL DONATE R$85 OTHER AMOUNT This disaster struck in the rapidly warming Himalayan mountains -- where melting glaciers are putting communities at growing risk. As the burning of fossil fuels drives climate breakdown, disasters like this threaten to hit communities around the world with terrifying speed, and ever more intensity. Avaaz is entirely member-funded -- and right now, that's our superpower. It means we don't have to wait. When crisis strikes, thousands of us across the world can come together in hours -- pooling small donations into serious emergency funding to help communities in crisis. Your donation will help to fund: Emergency shelter for people who've lost their homes; Clean water, food and hygiene supplies for families left with nothing; Local responders getting lifesaving aid across destroyed roads and bridges; Avaaz's rapid response campaigns -- keeping emergency funding ready so our movement can move fast when communities are hit by the next crisis. Families in Nepal desperately need our help. In another life, it could be any of us -- reeling from shock, searching for loved ones, our homes and everything we own swept away in seconds. We cannot look away. Please donate what you can now: I'LL DONATE R$15 I'LL DONATE R$25 I'LL DONATE R$45 I'LL DONATE R$85 OTHER AMOUNT Avaaz members have often come together when disaster strikes. After Nepal's devastating earthquake in 2015, we raised millions to help communities rebuild. When COVID-19 swept the world, Avaaz members rallied to support dozens and dozens of vulnerable communities. And when a massive earthquake hit Syria in 2023, we supported one of the only rescue missions able to function in the country, saving countless lives. This is another one of those moments. Families in Nepal need us now. We may be spread across the planet, but providing help is right at our fingertips -- and your donation will make a real, measurable difference. With fierce hope and endless determination, Julia, Adela, Marigona, Kaitlin, Mike, Nell and the whole team at Avaaz Note: Avaaz normally only sends one fundraising email a month -- but in an emergency like this, lives are at stake and every second counts. If you can support this urgent appeal, please do. PS. This might be your first donation to our movement ever. But what a first donation! Did you know that Avaaz relies entirely on small donations from members like you? That's why we're fully independent, nimble and effective. Join the over 1 million people who've donated to make Avaaz a real force for good in the world. More information: Nepal buries victims of Himalayan flooding as death toll climbs past 900 (France 24) Climate change boosted risk of devastating Himalayan flood, experts say (Reuters) Nepal floods highlight growing glacier risks in warming Himalayas (AP)

Avaaz is a 70-million-person global campaign network that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. ("Avaaz" means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) Avaaz members live in every nation of the world; our team is spread across 18 countries on 6 continents and operates in 22 languages. Learn about some of Avaaz's biggest campaigns here, or follow us on Facebook, X, or Instagram. You became a member of the Avaaz movement and started receiving these emails when you signed "Community Petitions Site" on 2016-12-07 using the email address statusgps@gmail.com. To ensure that Avaaz messages reach your inbox, please add avaaz@avaaz.org to your address book. To change your email address, language settings, or other personal information, contact us, or simply go here to unsubscribe. To contact Avaaz, please do not reply to this email. Instead, write to us at www.avaaz.org/en/contact . Avaaz Foundation ℅ Sayer Vincent LLP 110 Golden Lane London, England EC1Y 0TG Avaaz Foundation c/o Servcorp 1330 6th Avenue Suite 23A New York, NY 10019 USA